Word: harshness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Charleston, S. C., a few days ago, while the janitor of the Charleston College was ringing the college bell to summon the students to their respective rooms and had just given it a few taps, suddenly the unusually clear and musical tones of the bell became harsh and discordant. On examination it was found that the bell was cracked completely through from top to bottom. The accident possesses some interest by reason of the fact that the bell surpasses in antiquity even the oldest of St. Michael's bells. Its beautiful tones are familiar to Charleston's oldest scholars...
...that every effort will be made to win back the championship in one or more of the college sports. This will make the contest a little more entertaining than it was last year, and we may anticipate close work. While we feel that our athletic teams hardly need such harsh remedies to recuperate their energies, this action of Yale will supply whatever encouragement there is needed. For now a victory will signify much, and will therefore offer every inducement for hard work and conscientious training. And it is needless to say that we expect that such work and training will...
...next captain. The eighty-five eleven has already elected one captain, the captain for eighty-six. Why should they be allowed to elect a second? This is a serious matter and ought not to be pushed through in an irregular manner. There is already a good deal of harsh feeling in the college which can only be settled by allowing the up per class elevens to elect the captain for the ensuing year, as is their natural right...
...quartet the slow movement was the most successfully rendered. The concert as a whole was a very enjoyable one. The Listemann quartet as now constituted, contains the best players that are to be had. Its only weak point is the second violinist, whose tone is at times uncertain and harsh. Their playing is such as to deserve much larger audiences...
...hopes for this championship, only to meet with fresh disappointments. Eighty-six and eighty-seven won each a game from their New Haven rivals. Eighty-eight has failed to do even this. The Boston Herald characterizes the present freshman nine as a "gigantic failure." Without meaning to be harsh in our criticism, we are inclined to accept this estimate as the correct...